Peacefully following a stroke at Groves Hospital in his 84th year. Sam will be missed by his wife of more than 57 years, Kathleen(Kay) and his daughters Marsha Rao, Michelle Rao and Melissa Marshall. Proud Papa to Kelsey and Cameron, Sam is survived by his sister Stella Landriault and many nieces and nephews. Originaly from Timmins, Sam worked as a millwright in Sarnia where he met Kay. The family moved to Alma in 1966, where Sam ran the Alma Feed and Chopping Mill for 21 years. Interment at Belsyde Cemetery. Private family service to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the CT scanner fund at Groves Memorial Hospital Fergus.